I have4 been enjoying a little time at home the past couple of weekends and have been trying very hard to keep up with Triangle Gatherings as well as make progress on this month's UFOs. The weekend before last I caught up on my 6" block and then thought I would get a start on catching up the 3" version. I finished one block and am not sure I am going to take that one any farther.
I'm no stranger to small blocks - I started out quilting making miniatures - but I am not a fan of the triangle papers for these. The seam allowances are about 1/8"amd are not at all fun to press open.
The little dog ears were a pain to trim also. And then the pieces aren't quite as easy to line up - somehow the "bulky" 1/4" seams fight the little seam allowances. I may try another one as I prepped about 8 of them but I did not find the first one to be at all enjoyable!
Lisa posted block 17 at the beginning of the week and thanks to having pieces prepared for several more blocks I was able to finish it that night. Blocks 18 & 19 posted this weekend and I knocked those out too.
It's hard to tell from the photo, but most of it is not sewn. The inside of the circle, the bird's head and a little bit of one of the branches have been stitched. Sadly I have not made much progress since the beginning of the month but am still hoping to at least have all of the center appliqued by the end of the month,
Magic of Christmas is my other UFO for March. I have made some progress on this one, completing two blocks each of the last two weekends. I think I have about 10 blocks left to make. These are not at all quick to put together!
Magic of Christmas is my other UFO for March. I have made some progress on this one, completing two blocks each of the last two weekends. I think I have about 10 blocks left to make. These are not at all quick to put together!
I have really been going to town on my 1875 Ship rug - that's part of the reason no applique is getting done. I took this one with me to Lenexa since it was smaller (19"x 40"). I hadn't worked on it since the class in 2015 and only had the ship, water, houses and part of the flowers finished. If I am able to keep up my current pace I think I will have the hooking finished by the end of the month.
We're only halfway through the month - let's see how much farther I can progress my UFOs by then!
4 comments:
You go, girl! You go!! Would love to see your 1875 rug finished by the end of the month and then in real person too! It's beautiful -- Love the colors!
You're far braver than me with all those tiny triangles. The 1875 rug is going to be amazing when finished... good luck with the UFO's :)
Seems like you've accomplished lots so far in March. I can certainly relate to feeling like progress is slow though. And to have UFOs. Good luck with your March finishes. I have a March finish that I am working on as well and I think I might make it!
You certainly have some lovely UFOs there. I can't even think about a block smaller than 6" unless it's a 4" four patch! If it isn't fun, I don't do it. LOL Best of luck with your March goals. There are definitely some things you will love when they are finished.
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